New 9-Month Course : The Noble Eightfold Path
SIM’s Community Teacher Diane Wilde will be teaching a new nine-month course “The Noble Eightfold Path: A Path for Living with Contentment, Compassion and Purpose“. This 2023 course offering runs […]
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09/29/2022 “Settling the Mind” with Diana Clark
Having a mind that is collected and settled is not only a pleasant experience, but it is also a support for greater wisdom and letting go. Given this, how can […]
Community, Board Newsletter #3
Regarding the 2022 Sacramento Insight Meditation Retreat at the Mercy Center in Auburn, CA, we have some retreat photos and reflections to share. Click on a photo or click here […]
SIM Annual Retreat Online Survey
Survey regarding the 2023 annual retreat.
09/08/2022 “Various Aspects of Faith in Buddhism” with Walt Opie
One of the attractive aspects of Buddhism to many of us is that it does not require blind faith in a teacher or the teachings. However, in several suttas, the […]
08/27/2022 “Death As Our Teacher” with Ayya Santacitta and Diane Wilde
Just as life is happening all around us, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people ignore this […]
08/25/2022 “Revisiting Fundamentals: Acceptance” with Dennis Warren
“Acceptance” is a quality of mind and a continuing relationship with experience that is a pre-condition for genuine inclusion, forgiveness, conflict resolution and healing. It plays an even more foundational […]